purl¹ /pûrl/

1. To embroider or edge with gold or silver thread
2. To fringe (eg lace) with a wavy edging

To knit with a purl stitch

1. Twisted gold or silver wire
2. A loop or twist, esp on an edge (also pearl)
3. A succession of such loops, or a lace or braid having them
4. A fold, pleat or frilling
5. Knitting with a purl stitch

(also pearl) denoting an inverted stitch made with the wool passed behind the needle (cf plain¹; knitting)

purl² /pûrl/

1. To flow with a murmuring sound
2. To flow in eddies
3. To curl or swirl

1. A trickling brook (obsolete)
2. A movement or murmuring eg of a stream among stones
3. An eddy or ripple (also pirl)

purlˈing noun and adjective

purl³ /pûrl/ (except for first sense, informal)

1. To spin round
2. To capsize
3. To go head over heels
4. To fall headlong or heavily

To throw headlong

1. A heavy or headlong fall
2. An upset

purlˈer noun

A headlong or heavy fall or throw, esp in the phrases go or come a purler

purl⁴ /pûrl/

1. Formerly, ale with wormwood
2. Ale warmed and spiced

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